Year: 2021

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) — Evan Battey scored 18 points and Jabari Walker had a double-double and Colorado rallied to beat Duquesne 84-76 in overtime Saturday in a Paradise Jam contest. Walker finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds, Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 12, KJ Simpson 11 and Tristan da Silva 10 for Colorado; its

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tyler Robertson had a career-high 22 points as Portland got past Morgan State 74-63. Keith McGee led the Bears with 14 points.

RICHMOND, Ky. — Michael Moreno had 15 points and seven rebounds as Eastern Kentucky topped Albany 77-64. Cooper Robb had 12 points for Eastern Kentucky (4-1). Devontae Blanton added 11 points. Jannson Williams had seven rebounds and four blocks. Matt Cerruti had 17 points for the Great Danes (0-4).  Justin Neely added 15 points and

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 20 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Orlando Magic 117-108 on Saturday night to open a two-game set. The teams will meet again Monday night in Milwaukee.  Bobby Portis had a season-high 24 points along with 15 rebounds to

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — D’Angelo Russell scored 28 points and Anthony Edwards added 23 as the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to their third straight win with a 138-95 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 21 points in a game Minnesota led by as many as 44, their

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai told Olympic officials in a video call from Beijing that she is safe and well. The 30-minute call Sunday came amid growing global alarm over Peng after she accused a former leading Communist Party official of

MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens broke out for a four-goal second period and held on for a 6-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night despite a third-period hat trick from Matt Duchene. Montreal snapped its four-game losing skid, backed by two goals from Ryan Poehling, and tallies from Artturi Lehkonen, Christian Dvorak,

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — ZaQuandre White was South Carolina’s leading rusher with 99 yards and top receiver with 69 yards as the Gamecocks beat Auburn 21-17. South Carolina is now bowl eligible the traditional way for the first time in three years.  The Gamecocks won at least six games in

CHICAGO (AP) — Javon Freeman-Liberty had a career-high 33 points plus 11 rebounds as DePaul narrowly beat Western Illinois 84-80. Brandon Johnson had 15 points and seven rebounds for DePaul (4-0). Nick Ongenda added 15 points and three blocks. David Jones had 12 points. Luka Barisic scored a career-high 21 points for the Leathernecks (3-1).

By MATT WINKELJOHN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Clint Capela had 20 points and 15 rebounds, Trae Young scored 19 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-105. Cam Reddish scored 17 points, fellow reserve Danilo Gallinari had 16 and Atlanta won its fourth consecutive game. John Collins pitched in 15 points and

WILLIAMSBURG, Va (AP) — Joe Mancuso threw for 188 yards and a touchdown and Richmond beat William & Mary 20-17. Mancuso’ 47-yard scoring pass to Jasiah Williams with 10:07 left made it 20-10. Darius Wilson threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Zach Burdick with 2:33 left to reduce the Tribe’s deficit to three. William &

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers are now the fourth team in NHL history to start a season with 10 consecutive home wins. Frank Vatrano scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves to help the Panthers remain perfect at home with a 5-4 victory against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Chicago started

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Aliyah Boston scored 19 of her 23 points in the first half and top-ranked South Carolina beat Buffalo 88-60 in the opening round of the inaugural Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. Kamilla Cardoso had her best game of the young season, adding 12 points, 10